Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-20

who shouted 10 the chorus "O-BR.I
amid thunders of applause from all part. Of
the house.
Chief Novelty Of the police force said to
Egieson as he entered that two su.niciops
looking characters were seen emerging from
the vaults beneath the building. but on search
no dynamite bombs were found
On the platform we're several Catholic
priests and other prominent men. When
obrlen stepped upon the platform the
throng rose and cheered enthusiastically.
Prot h. j. Frowley of Ottawa College
read an address Of welcome Two telegram.
one from Archbishop O'Brien of Halifax the
other from the Chicago Knights of Labor.
both expressing sympathy for Editor O'Brlen.
were read, and the audience wen, wild again.
bravo Chicago"-"Three cheers for
y btien Three cheers for the stars and
stripes similar expressions followed
again and again. The scene of excitement
and enthusiasm which occurred 10 impossible
to describe.
J. l. Dawlin, president of the St. Pat
rlcks Association, then introduced O'Brien.
He delivered a lengthy address, saying he.
believed that the cheeks of every freedom
LOVING man in Canada burned with indigns.
tion when be read what occurred at Toronto
last night in Lord Lansdowne's cause. He
said;
''Let there be no mistake as to the state of
controversy between Lord Lansdowde and
ourselves. We nave made specific and terri
ole charges and given day and date. They
are charges which, if untrue, would wither
US with disgrace. They are charges of bar
barity and injustice so hideous that, if thev
Fare true, (and up to this Lord Lansdowne
has not dared to challenge q single one of
theml they will be an eternal brand of shame
upon the Capadian name if you submit, with
out protest, to be governed by such man,
lCheers- To these charges all the world is
demanding and insisting upon an answer.
They believe every generous ins met of Ca
madam freedom aad fair play will revolt at
the idea of answering such an Indictment by
riot and murder and by attempts to strapgle
our voices and stone US to death in the streets
of Toronto. TGrosns.
O'Brien then proceeded to show Lans-
downe's responsibility for last nights riot at
Toronto, and said that if Lansdowne had
headed the mob himself he could not have
more effectually enlisted the Orauge forces
under his banner than he did by writing his
letters of thanks to the mayor, and his com
mendation of the speeches made in Queens
park which the Orangemen of Toronto trans
lated into paving stones. Loud cheers, and
groans for Lansdowne
Il don't envy Lord Lansdywne his feel
ings when he learned last night that the men
who had been dragging his carriage through
the streets of Toronto in triumph, had at
tackled, thousands of them, (grosns) four un-
armed men, cries of "shame,"l one of them
citizen of the United States and repre-
sentative of the great and powerful press of
New York. voice, "three cheers for the
New York press" tremendous cheers again
and again renewed They set upon us as
We were strolling peacefully through the
streets alone, and made most determined
and dastardly attempt to kill US with paving
stones and bludgeons. Groans and cries of
"down with them"
l cannot believe that in the full sight OF
the world the Canadian people will submit to
such an outrage on their liberty and upon
their fair fame without some protest that will
proclaim to all the earth that if Lansdowne
is to remain in Canada and protect himself it
must not be by the aid of advocates who
would trsmple and stone man to death for
attempting to remedy hideous and intoerable
wrongs. Thunderous applause.
kilbrIde also spoke and created profound
impression by the narrowing pictures he
drew of the scenes at the evctions on Lord
Lansdowne's estate.
Other speeches followed and resolutions Of
sympathy for OBrien and the cause were
adopted. When O'Brien and his friends
reached the hotel at II o'clock they were Civ
en- banquet and made other speeches. The
great crowd outside cheered for O'Brien,
America and the stars and stripes. When
a man tried to groan for O'Bren a Boston
pugilest named Connolly knocked him down,
Two policemen then took Connolly to Jail.
After OBrien's friends had gone home Lsns
downe's crowd came out and sang out, "God
save the Queen, "We'l hang O'Bren to
sour apple tree" but they soon got tired.